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Jam now available on Desktop

Spotify is bringing Jam to the desktop app! 拾 ️ Now you can start or join a listening party with your friends, family, colleagues, and classmates, with the Spotify desktop app in addition to the mobile app. Although you can listen on your own, Jam in...

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New "Now Playing View" sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new "Now Playing View" sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player to go along with the recently released "Your Library" sidebar. The Now Playing View in the right sidebar shows the album art and info of the current song or pod...

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New Your Library sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new Your Library sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player. The new Your Library sidebar is rolling out to all desktop users now, so you will be seeing it soon if you haven't already. The new Your Library sidebar improves nav...

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  • MattSuda
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Solved!! Spotify free: Music stops on MAC

Edited: Thank you very much everyone for helping! Finally I managed to correct the error and the steps are those that DerpyNerd offered and highlighted as a solution. Hi! I have a MacBook Pro, and for a week now I have a problem with the desktop app....

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  • bfteach
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[Mac] Troubleshooting Spotify

Having trouble with Spotify on your Desktop app? Here’s what to try first. Search the Community Someone might have asked your question on the Community before. So type your issue into the search box and have a look. Tip: Don't forget to check our Spo...

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Spotify keeps relaunching after quit (not restart)

For the last few weeks now, whenever I quit Spotify desktop app on my Macs, it reopens itself. I'm not talking about after a comptuer restart, just a simple quit of the application. Has anybody else experienced this or have a solution to fix it?The o...

  • Music Fan
  • For the last few weeks now, whenever I quit Spotify desktop app on my Macs, it reopens itself. I'm not talking about after a comptuer restart, just a simple quit of the application.   Has an...
  • MichaelJerzak
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Must the Mac Interface be So Bad?

I've been complaining a lot about Spotify recently, so I may as well get it all out. First of all, it's important for Spotify to know I was a huge fan, signed-up for the premium account, and even as I hear more and more features make it into the free...

  • Regular
  • I've been complaining a lot about Spotify recently, so I may as well get it all out.   First of all, it's important for Spotify to know I was a huge fan, signed-up for the premium account, a...
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MAC SPOTIFY ANDROID SYNC PROBLEM - ASKS EVERY darn TIME!

so I have my soeakers commected to android phone I want to control everything from my mac, like next previous etc it works but it asks me every darn time on my android - Playing XXX from My Macbook Air Play Here or Continue those 2 options pop up. I ...

  • Regular
  • so I have my soeakers commected to android phone   I want to control everything from my mac, like next previous etc    it works but it asks me every darn time on my android - ...
  • steakpie13
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Album in my Notfications is greyed out and won't play.

Notifications are great, but Anthony Pappa, Choo Choo records vol 1 won't play for me. I restarted spotify. installed latest version but it is still greyed out. Available 8 days ago.

  • Regular
  • Notifications are great, but Anthony Pappa, Choo Choo records vol 1 won't play for me. I restarted spotify. installed latest version but it is still greyed out. Available 8 days ago.
  • Carina
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Lost music

In the section "Your Music" i have lost all the songs in the song section, but all albums and artist are still in there sections?? can someone help me?

  • Newbie
  • In the section "Your Music" i have lost all the songs in the song section, but all albums and artist are still in there sections?? can someone help me?
  • Carina
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[Feature Request] Search within an album/playlist

being hooked up to the search engines, IDEs and documents. I find the search functionality limited. I would like to search any content which i am currently viewing - album, playlist or top list. cmd + F = search the current screen

  • Newbie
  • being hooked up to the search engines, IDEs and documents. I find the search functionality limited. I would like to search any content which i am currently viewing - album, playlist or top list. ...
  • MattSuda
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Spotify stutters playing local files, streaming is fine

Description Spotify constantly stutters (every ~5 secs) playing local files on my hard drive. Spotify plays back streaming songs just fine. A more detailed description, using numbered steps 1. Deleted cache 2. Changed cache size 3. Reinstalled Spotif...

  • Casual Listener
  • Description Spotify constantly stutters (every ~5 secs) playing local files on my hard drive. Spotify plays back streaming songs just fine.    A more detailed description, using numbe...
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Album Artwork Troubles!!

No album artworks for any song saved in my Spotify library display in app or on the lockscreen. The artworks don't show anywhere - in offline mode or even when I'm connected to wifi. I hate it so much. How / is there a way to fix this? (I am an iPod ...

  • Newbie
  • No album artworks for any song saved in my Spotify library display in app or on the lockscreen. The artworks don't show anywhere - in offline mode or even when I'm connected to wifi. I hate it so muc...
  • Peter__
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quality of downloads?

im on a mac and i see only option to enable high quality streaming. What about the quality of downlaods for my premium? i have the option for both streaming and download quaity on my android, what about this? I need a way to get everything in 320 kbp...

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  • im on a mac and i see only option to enable high quality streaming.   What about the quality of downlaods for my premium?   i have the option for both streaming and download quaity ...
  • Peter__
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Does Spotify Know What Language a Song is In?

I am crafting my radio station based on the language of the song. That is, any song in English I downvote. Is Spotify smart enough to recognize that everything I downvote is in English? Or will it think I'm downvoting based on some other unrelated me...

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  • I am crafting my radio station based on the language of the song. That is, any song in English I downvote. Is Spotify smart enough to recognize that everything I downvote is in English? Or will it th...
  • Peter__
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Amorphis songs are almost all corrupted on Android and Desktop (Mac)

I've been trying to listen to a lot of Amorphis lately and it seems that almost all their songs have something wrong with them. Possibly encoding bugs.

  • Casual Listener
  • I've been trying to listen to a lot of Amorphis lately and it seems that almost all their songs have something wrong with them. Possibly encoding bugs.
  • Peter__
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Solved!! undo/separate playlist in playlist folder on Mac?

Hello, I am new to using Spotify. I grouped together two playlist in a playlist folder, however I want to undeo this action. I can click on the folder and press "del" and it asks me to confirm, but I am undsure if this will also delete the playlist i...

  • Newbie
  • Hello,  I am new to using Spotify.  I grouped together two playlist in a playlist folder, however I want to undeo this action.  I can click on the folder and press "del" and it asks ...
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Spotify crashing on iPhone when trying to delete playlist

This has happened several times. I have tried reinstalling and it didn't work. I'm deleting The Beards - the Beard album

  • Casual Listener
  • This has happened several times. I have tried reinstalling and it didn't work. I'm deleting The Beards - the Beard album
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Album thumbnail link leads to the wrong place after 'Choose as current playlist'

Possible bug with clicking album thumbnail after having used the "Choose as current playlist" option (Desktop/Mac). To reproduce: 0. Have an empty que 1. Enter the artist page of any artist (artist A) 2. Start playing a song from artist A 3. Right cl...

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  • Possible bug with clicking album thumbnail after having used the "Choose as current playlist" option (Desktop/Mac). To reproduce:   0. Have an empty que 1. Enter the artist page ...
  • Peter__
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Can't log in to spotify on my mac. 2 issues

I can't log in to spotify on my mac. If I try to log in directly usingmy username and password, the application just crashes (closes and goes away from my desktop) and if I try to log in via facebook my browser page opens and it just says "Spotify de...

  • Casual Listener
  • I can't log in to spotify on my mac.  If I try to log in directly usingmy username and password, the application just crashes (closes and goes away from my desktop) and if I try to log in via fa...
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Different badge labels on profile page - User, Tastemaker... and?

On the profile page all artists have the badge label "ARTIST" on top of their name and all users have the label "USER". But in addition to this I've also seen at least one user with the label "TASTEMAKER". How is this assigned to a user and are there...

  • Roadie
  • On the profile page all artists have the badge label "ARTIST" on top of their name and all users have the label "USER". But in addition to this I've also seen at least one user with the label "TASTEM...
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playlist bug

Using Apple IMac . Spotify version 0.8.5.1333. ( An old version I know but have had no problems up until yesterday and i cannot upgrade without upgrading my MACOS which I cannot do either, its complicated) . Everything was fine until yesterday when m...

  • Casual Listener
  • Using Apple IMac . Spotify version 0.8.5.1333. ( An old version I know but have had no problems up until yesterday and i cannot upgrade without upgrading my MACOS which I cannot do either, its compli...
  • Carina
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deleting spotify

hi please delete my account NOW. i dont want to use it anymore because i think my privacy isnt secured very well! plus my 2 emails to delet my account have been ignored! bad customer service

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  • hi please delete my account NOW. i dont want to use it anymore because i think my privacy isnt secured very well! plus my 2 emails to delet my account have been ignored! bad customer service
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How does the radio works when associated to a playlist ?

Hi, One of the main reasons I use spotify is to discover new artists and songs. On my spotify I composed thematic playlists with new songs I discovered in the same music style (Pop/ Rock/ Hip-Hop/ Minimal/ African Jazz...) and I just play the radio a...

  • Visitor
  • Hi,   One of the main reasons I use spotify is to discover new artists and songs.   On my spotify I composed thematic playlists with new songs I discovered in the same music style (...
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Bring back the stars!!!

The +sign i not a alternative at all as i'am still not able to highlight my favorite songs!!Whats wrong?!? Bring it back! or let me use the old spotify version. I don't care about "my music"

  • Casual Listener
  • The +sign i not a alternative at all as i'am still not able to highlight my favorite songs!! Whats wrong?!? Bring it back! or let me use the old spotify version. I don't care about "my music"
  • Josh
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